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Landscaping Industry Sees Positive Growth Despite Pandemic
New data from Jobber reveals the lawn care and landscaping sector, or Green industry, was not as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year as other home services, and actually saw high growth in the second half of the year. For its Home Service Economic Report: 2021 Mid-Year Review, Jobber surveyed more than 100,000 landscapers and other home service professionals who use the Jobber platform. Consumer spending on the Home Service industries recovered faster than all other categories, such as Clothing and Footwear, Food Services and Accommodations, and Health Care, and has exceeded pre-pandemic levels since June 2020, according to the report. “The Home Service category has demonstrated resilience throughout the pandemic and continues to experience positive growth,”explained Sam Pillar, CEO & co-founder at Jobber. “While factors such as growing inflation and supply chain disruptions are presenting challenges for companies everywhere, key indicators point to consistent growth for Home Service as we enter the second half of 2021.” The report found that, despite global supply chain disruptions, and growing inflation increasing the cost of labor and supplies: New work scheduled in the Green industry saw consistent positive growth throughout 2020, and remained positive in Q1 2021. Q2 2021 saw a slowdown in this trend, but the industry seemed to be heading back in the right direction in June. Median revenue growth, on the other hand, remained remarkably consistent and positive for the Green industry throughout the first half of this year. It’s probably no surprise that hiring workers ...
Landscaping Industry Sees Positive Growth Despite Pandemic
New data from Jobber reveals the lawn care and landscaping sector, or Green industry, was not as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year as other home services, and actually saw high growth in the second half of the year. For its Home Service Economic Report: 2021 Mid-Year Review, Jobber surveyed more than 100,000 landscapers and other home service professionals who use the Jobber platform. Consumer spending on the Home Service industries recovered faster than all other categories, such as Clothing and Footwear, Food Services and Accommodations, and Health Care, and has exceeded pre-pandemic levels since June 2020, according to the report. “The Home Service category has demonstrated resilience throughout the pandemic and continues to experience positive growth,”explained Sam Pillar, CEO & co-founder at Jobber. “While factors such as growing inflation and supply chain disruptions are presenting challenges for companies everywhere, key indicators point to consistent growth for Home Service as we enter the second half of 2021.” The report found that, despite global supply chain disruptions, and growing inflation increasing the cost of labor and supplies: New work scheduled in the Green industry saw consistent positive growth throughout 2020, and remained positive in Q1 2021. Q2 2021 saw a slowdown in this trend, but the industry seemed to be heading back in the right direction in June. Median revenue growth, on the other hand, remained remarkably consistent and positive for the Green industry throughout the first half of this year. It’s probably no surprise that hiring workers ...
Arbor Day 2021: Tracking Tree Benefits & Posting For Planting
I have an Autumn Flame red maple that I planted in my backyard probably about 15 years ago. I forget how much I paid for it, but according to calculations, this tree alone has saved about $46.08 in total benefits just this year. Specifically, over the course of a year my tree: sequesters about 36.39 lbs of CO2; intercepts 1,501.7 gallons of rainfall to avoid 229.3 gallons of runoff; removes 82.63 ounces of ozone; saves 46.05 kWh in electricity; and avoids 149.34 lbs of carbon dioxide emissions. Since its planting, my maple has stored about $849.61 worth of CO2, and over its lifetime will save 80,537.23 lbs of CO2. Clearly, my tree is much busier than I imagined. I planted it for shade and beauty, but it’s nice to know of all the other important work it is doing in combatting climate change—especially in honor of Arbor Day today. How did I get the numbers on my tree? I ran across a site, linked from the NY state Department of Environmental Conservation page on Arbor Day, called mytree.itreetools.org, a simple web application that will calculate the benefits of trees in your neighborhood. You only have to know a few key facts about your tree: the species, condition, diameter, and sun exposure. Developed in 2006, i-Tree is actually a free software suite from the USDA Forest Service that can be used to strengthen advocacy efforts by quantifying the environmental benefits of trees. According to the i-Tree site, “…thousands of communities, non-profits, ...
Arbor Day 2021: Tracking Tree Benefits & Posting For Planting
I have an Autumn Flame red maple that I planted in my backyard probably about 15 years ago. I forget how much I paid for it, but according to calculations, this tree alone has saved about $46.08 in total benefits just this year. Specifically, over the course of a year my tree: sequesters about 36.39 lbs of CO2; intercepts 1,501.7 gallons of rainfall to avoid 229.3 gallons of runoff; removes 82.63 ounces of ozone; saves 46.05 kWh in electricity; and avoids 149.34 lbs of carbon dioxide emissions. Since its planting, my maple has stored about $849.61 worth of CO2, and over its lifetime will save 80,537.23 lbs of CO2. Clearly, my tree is much busier than I imagined. I planted it for shade and beauty, but it’s nice to know of all the other important work it is doing in combatting climate change—especially in honor of Arbor Day today. How did I get the numbers on my tree? I ran across a site, linked from the NY state Department of Environmental Conservation page on Arbor Day, called mytree.itreetools.org, a simple web application that will calculate the benefits of trees in your neighborhood. You only have to know a few key facts about your tree: the species, condition, diameter, and sun exposure. Developed in 2006, i-Tree is actually a free software suite from the USDA Forest Service that can be used to strengthen advocacy efforts by quantifying the environmental benefits of trees. According to the i-Tree site, “…thousands of communities, non-profits, ...
